Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand has won the community transmission battle with Covid-19
New cases in New Zealand have been in single figures for eight days. New Zealand is to ease some of its strict lockdown rules, which have been in place for four weeks, after it successfully limited the spread of coronavirus. On Monday, New Zealand reported one further death from Covid-19 along with five new cases. […]
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Dettol makers warn customers not to ingest or inject disinfectant
Don’t do it… The maker of Dettol has warned that “under no circumstance” should its product be ingested or injected into your body. Lysol and Dettol maker Reckitt Benckiser Plc issued the advice on Friday morning, after it was asked whether internal administration of disinfectants “may be appropriate for investigation or use as a treatment […]
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Ireland quadruples WHO contribution for 2020 after US withdraws funding
Ireland is backing the World Health Organisation. Ireland will quadruple its contribution to the World Health Organisation in the wake of the US decision to halt its funding. US President Donald Trump said the WHO had “failed in its basic duty” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney […]
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